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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last month (2026-04)

Paper	Accesses
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	43
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	33
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	32
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	31
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	30
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	30
THE GUN-SLAVE HYPOTHESIS AND THE 18TH CENTURY BRITISH SLAVE TRADE Warren C. Whatley	30
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	30
MEASURING RURAL WELFARE IN COLONIAL UGANDA: Why farmers would not work for wages Michiel de Haas	29
Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: A review Morten Jerven	29
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EAST AND WEST AFRICAN COTTON CLOTH PRODUCTION FROM THE EARLY MODERN TO THE POST-COLONIAL ERA Katharine Frederick	29

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Top papers by Downloads last month (2026-04)

Paper	Downloads
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	6
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	4
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	3
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	3
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	3
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	2
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	2
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	2
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	1
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	1
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	1
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	1
Economic Inequality in Ghana, 1891-1960 Prince Young Aboagye, Jutta Bolt	1

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last 3 months (2026-02 to 2026-04)

Paper	Accesses
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	117
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	116
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	103
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	92
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	91
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	90
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	88
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	88
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	86
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	86

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Top papers by Downloads last 3 months (2026-02 to 2026-04)

Paper	Downloads
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	11
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	8
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	7
African Socialism; or the Search for an Indigenous Model of Economic Development Emmanuel Akyeampong	7
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	7
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	7
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	7
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	5
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	4
The Blessings of Medicine? Patient Characteristics and Health Outcomes in a Ugandan Mission Hospital, 1908-1970 Shane Doyle, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf	4
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	4

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Accesses
Colonialism and development in Africa Leander Heldring, James A. Robinson	740
Borders that Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo since Colonial Times Denis Cogneau, Alexander Moradi	700
African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa Morten Jerven	660
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Political Authority in West Africa Warren C. Whatley	650
Tracing the uneven diffusion of missionary education in colonial Uganda: European influences, African realities, and the pitfalls of church record data Michiel de Haas, Ewout Frankema	624
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	611
Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: A review Morten Jerven	591
THE LAND-LABOUR HYPOTHESIS REVISED: WEALTH, LABOUR AND HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN FRONTIER Jeanne Cilliers, Erik Green	589
FINANCING THE AFRICAN COLONIAL STATE: THE REVENUE IMPERATIVE AND FORCED LABOUR Marlous van Waijenburg	588
COLONIAL ORIGINS OF THE THREEFOLD REALITY OF MOCAMBIQUE: FISCAL CAPACITY AND LABOUR SYSTEMS Kleoniki Alexopoulou, Dacil Juif	566

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Top papers by Downloads all months (from 2013-04)

Paper	Downloads
The Great Divergence in South Africa: Population and Wealth Dynamics Over Two Centuries Dieter von Fintel, Johan Fourie	57
The Khohkoi Population: A Review of Evidence and Two New Estimates Sumner La Croix	53
Missions, Education and Conversion in Colonial Africa Felix Meier zu Selhausen	52
Tax Stabilisation, Trade and Political Transitions in Francophone West Africa over 120 Years Jens Andersson	45
Serving God and Mammon: The ‘Minerals-Railway Complex’ and its effects on colonial public finances in the British Cape Colony, 1810-1910 Abel Gwaindepi	45
Was Slavery a Flexible Form of Labour? Division of Labour and Location Specific Skills on the Eastern Cape Frontier Calumet Links, Erik Green, Johan Fourie	41
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: The Effects of an Import Ban on Cape Colony Slaveholders Igor Martins	41
MINING, PATERNALISM AND THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION IN THE CONGO SINCE 1920 Dácil Juif	36
Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa Jutta Bolt, Leigh Gardner	25
The Economics of Missionary Expansion: Evidence from Africa and Implications for Development Rémi Jedwab, Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Alexander Moradi	25

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